Anecdotes

In his autobiographical films, his character in known as Yehia.

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983.

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1980.

Youssef Chahine is credited for discovering the career of Omar Sharif, whose first acting role was in Chahine's film The Blazing Sun (1954).

Complete retrospective at the Locarno International Film Festival. (1996)

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 199-206. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.

Youssef Chahine is credited for directing five films starring Salah Zulfikar including significant productions such as Saladin (1963), The Nile and the Life (1968) and Those People of the Nile (1972).

According to "Arabya TV, is in a hospital, in Egypt, suffering from very bad health problems. (juin 2008)